Refactor fetch into a special-case action

README.md

@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ intake
 
 ```
 {
+  "action": {
     "fetch": {
       "exe": "<absolute path to program or name on intake's PATH>",
       "args": ["list", "of", "program", "arguments"]
     },
-  "action": {
     "<action name>": {
       "exe": "...",
       "args": "..."
@@ -41,15 +41,18 @@ intake
 }
 ```
 
-`fetch` is required. If `action` or `env` are absent, they will be treated as if they were empty.
+Each key under `action` defines an action that can be taken for the source. The `fetch` action is required. `env` is optional. Each key under `env` will be set as an environment variable when executing actions.
 
-When a feed source is updated, `fetch.exe` will be executed with `fetch.args` as arguments. The following environment variables will be set:
+When an action is executed, intake executes the `exe` program for the action with the corresponding `args` as arguments. The process's environment is as follows:
 
+* intake's environment is inherited.
 * `STATE_PATH` is set to the absolute path of `state`.
 * Each key in `env` in `config.json` is passed with its value.
 
-Each line written to the process's `stdout` will be parsed as a JSON object representing a feed item. Each line written to `stderr` will be logged by intake. `stdout` and `stderr` are decoded as UTF-8.
+Anything written to `stderr` by the process will be logged by intake.
 
-If invalid JSON is written, intake will consider the feed update to be a failure. If the exit code is nonzero, intake will consider the feed update to be a failure, even if valid JSON was received. No changes will happen to the feed state as a result of a failed update.
+The `fetch` action is used to fetch the current state of the feed source. It receives no input and should write feed items to `stdout` as JSON objects, each on one line. All other actions are taken in the context of a single item. These actions receive the item as a JSON object on the first line of `stdin`. The process should write the item back to `stdout` with any changes as a result of the action.
 
-Item actions are performed by executing `action.<name>.exe` with `action.<name>.args` as arguments. The process will receive the item, serialized as JSON, on the first line of `stdin`. The process should write the item back to `stdout` as a single line of JSON with any updates from the action.
+An item must have a key under action` with that action's name to support executing that action for that item.
+
+All encoding is done with UTF-8. If an item cannot be parsed or the exit code of the process is nonzero, intake will consider the action to be a failure. No items or other feed changes will happen as a result of a failed action, except for changes to `state` done by the action process.

intake/cli.py

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def cmd_edit(cmd_args):
                         "exe": "",
                         "args": [],
                     },
-                    "actions": {},
+                    "action": {},
                     "env": {},
                 },
                 f,

intake/source.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from datetime import timedelta
 from pathlib import Path
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE, TimeoutExpired
 from threading import Thread
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ class LocalSource:
                 yield json.loads(filepath.read_text(encoding="utf8"))
 
 
-def read_stdout(process: Popen, outs: list):
+def read_stdout(process: Popen, output: list):
     """
     Read the subprocess's stdout into memory.
     This prevents the process from blocking when the pipe fills up.
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ def read_stdout(process: Popen, outs: list):
         data = process.stdout.readline()
         if data:
             print(f"[stdout] <{repr(data)}>")
-            outs.append(data)
+            output.append(data)
         if process.poll() is not None:
             break
 
@@ -101,62 +102,83 @@ def read_stderr(process: Popen):
             break
 
 
-def fetch_items(source: LocalSource, update_timeout=60):
+def execute_source_action(
+    source: LocalSource, action: str, input: str, timeout: timedelta
+):
     """
-    Execute the feed source and return the current feed items.
+    Execute the action from a given source. If stdin is specified, pass it
-    Returns a list of feed items on success.
+    along to the process.
-    Throws SourceUpdateException if the feed source update failed.
     """
-    # Load the source's config to get its update command
+    # Gather the information necessary to launch the process
     config = source.get_config()
+    action_cfg = config.get("action", {}).get(action)
 
-    if "fetch" not in config:
+    if not action_cfg:
-        raise InvalidConfigException("Missing fetch")
+        raise InvalidConfigException(f"No such action {action}")
+    if "exe" not in action_cfg:
+        raise InvalidConfigException(f"No exe for action {action}")
 
-    exe_name = config["fetch"]["exe"]
+    command = [action_cfg["exe"], *action_cfg.get("args", [])]
-    exe_args = config["fetch"].get("args", [])
+    env = {
-
-    # Overlay the current env with the config env and intake-provided values
-    exe_env = {
         **os.environ.copy(),
         **config.get("env", {}),
         "STATE_PATH": str(source.get_state_path()),
     }
 
-    # Launch the update command
+    # Launch the process
     try:
         process = Popen(
-            [exe_name, *exe_args],
+            command,
+            stdin=PIPE,
             stdout=PIPE,
             stderr=PIPE,
             cwd=source.source_path,
-            env=exe_env,
+            env=env,
             encoding="utf8",
         )
     except PermissionError:
-        raise SourceUpdateException("command not executable")
+        raise SourceUpdateException(f"Command not executable: {''.join(command)}")
 
-    # While the update command is executing, watch its output
+    # Kick off monitoring threads
-    t_stderr = Thread(target=read_stderr, args=(process,), daemon=True)
+    output = []
+    t_stdout: Thread = Thread(target=read_stdout, args=(process, output), daemon=True)
+    t_stdout.start()
+    t_stderr: Thread = Thread(target=read_stderr, args=(process,), daemon=True)
     t_stderr.start()
 
-    outs = []
+    # Send input to the process, if provided
-    t_stdout = Thread(target=read_stdout, args=(process, outs), daemon=True)
+    if input:
-    t_stdout.start()
+        process.stdin.write(input)
+        if not input.endswith("\n"):
+            process.stdin.write("\n")
+        process.stdin.flush()
 
-    # Time out the process if it takes too long
     try:
-        process.wait(timeout=update_timeout)
+        process.wait(timeout=timeout.total_seconds())
     except TimeoutExpired:
         process.kill()
     t_stdout.join(timeout=1)
     t_stderr.join(timeout=1)
 
     if process.poll():
-        raise SourceUpdateException("return code")
+        raise SourceUpdateException(
+            f"{source.source_name} {action} failed with code {process.returncode}"
+        )
 
+    return output
+
+
+def fetch_items(source: LocalSource, timeout: int = 60):
+    """
+    Execute the feed source and return the current feed items.
+    Returns a list of feed items on success.
+    Throws SourceUpdateException if the feed source update failed.
+    """
     items = []
-    for line in outs:
+
+    output = execute_source_action(source, "fetch", None, timedelta(timeout))
+
+    for line in output:
         try:
             item = json.loads(line)
             items.append(item)
@@ -166,72 +188,18 @@ def fetch_items(source: LocalSource, update_timeout=60):
     return items
 
 
-def execute_action(source: LocalSource, item_id: str, action: str, action_timeout=60):
+def execute_action(source: LocalSource, item_id: str, action: str, timeout: int = 60):
     """
     Execute the action for a feed source.
     """
-    # Load the item
     item = source.get_item(item_id)
 
-    # Load the source's config
+    output = execute_source_action(source, action, json.dumps(item), timedelta(timeout))
-    config = source.get_config()
+    if not output:
-
-    actions = config.get("actions", {})
-    if action not in actions:
-        raise InvalidConfigException(f"Missing action {action}")
-
-    exe_name = config["actions"][action]["exe"]
-    exe_args = config["actions"][action].get("args", [])
-
-    # Overlay the current env with the config env and intake-provided values
-    exe_env = {
-        **os.environ.copy(),
-        **config.get("env", {}),
-        "STATE_PATH": str(source.get_state_path()),
-    }
-
-    # Launch the action command
-    try:
-        process = Popen(
-            [exe_name, *exe_args],
-            stdin=PIPE,
-            stdout=PIPE,
-            stderr=PIPE,
-            cwd=source.source_path,
-            env=exe_env,
-            encoding="utf8",
-        )
-    except PermissionError:
-        raise SourceUpdateException("command not executable")
-
-    # While the update command is executing, watch its output
-    t_stderr = Thread(target=read_stderr, args=(process,), daemon=True)
-    t_stderr.start()
-
-    outs = []
-    t_stdout = Thread(target=read_stdout, args=(process, outs), daemon=True)
-    t_stdout.start()
-
-    # Send the item to the process
-    process.stdin.write(json.dumps(item))
-    process.stdin.write("\n")
-    process.stdin.flush()
-
-    # Time out the process if it takes too long
-    try:
-        process.wait(timeout=action_timeout)
-    except TimeoutExpired:
-        process.kill()
-    t_stdout.join(timeout=1)
-    t_stderr.join(timeout=1)
-
-    if process.poll():
-        raise SourceUpdateException("return code")
-
-    if not outs:
         raise SourceUpdateException("no item")
+
     try:
-        item = json.loads(outs[0])
+        item = json.loads(output[0])
         source.save_item(item)
         return item
     except json.JSONDecodeError:

tests/demo_basic_callback/increment.py

@@ -9,11 +9,16 @@ args = parser.parse_args()
 print("args:", args, file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
 
 if args.action == "fetch":
-    print(json.dumps({"id": "caller", "action": {"value": 1}}))
+    print(json.dumps({
+        "id": "updateme",
+        "action": {
+            "increment": 1
+        }
+    }))
 
 if args.action == "increment":
     item = sys.stdin.readline()
     item = json.loads(item)
-    item["action"]["value"] += 1
+    item["action"]["increment"] += 1
     print(json.dumps(item))
     pass

tests/demo_basic_callback/intake.json

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
+  "action": {
     "fetch": {
       "exe": "./increment.py",
       "args": ["fetch"]
     },
-  "actions": {
     "increment": {
       "exe": "./increment.py",
       "args": ["increment"]

tests/demo_logging/intake.json

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 {
+  "action": {
     "fetch": {
       "exe": "python3",
       "args": ["update.py"]
+    }
   },
   "env": {
     "HELLO": "WORLD"

tests/demo_raw_sh/intake.json

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "action": {
     "fetch": {
       "exe": "sh",
       "args": [
@@ -6,4 +7,5 @@
         "echo {\\\"id\\\": \\\"$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M)\\\"}"
       ]
     }
+  }
 }